Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza, repeated its position that demands it has made must be met before it lays down its weapons.

Hamas wants Israeli restrictions on the authorised crossing for food and building materials between Israel and Gaza lifted, and it wants hundreds of its members who have been detained by Israel to be freed.

Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, rejected the reported text of the truce deal, saying: "Our battle with the enemy continues and will increase in ferocity and intensity."

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, who reached an agreement with Hamas in April that led to the formation of a unity government last month, welcomed the proposal and urged its acceptance.

Gaza-based militants fired more than 100 rockets into Israel on Monday, according to the Israeli military, while Israel kept up its air and naval bombardments of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza health officials say Israeli attacks have so far killed at least 180 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,300, most of them civilians.

Israel to deploy three new Iron Dome interceptors: official

Hamas rocket attacks have been regularly intercepted but more than half a dozen Israelis have been wounded since the start of the week-old offensive.

The frequent rocket salvoes have disrupted life as air raid sirens sent people in much of the country racing to shelters.

An Israeli official today said the nation has found funding for three new Iron Dome rocket interception batteries

Israel had seven Iron Domes set up to shoot down missiles when cross-border fighting with Hamas-led militants surged on July 8, and has since brought two more into service, Israel's Defence Ministry said.

Speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, the Israeli official said that as a result of the Gaza crisis, three new Iron Dome units were now "in the pipeline".

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